Lane Bryant, Victoria's Secret, and the New Skeleton Ad for Victoria Secret's

By becksta on 5/26/10 11:20am
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The ModelsThe ModelsIn yet another display of advertising double standards, Lane Bryant’s ads for their plus-sized lingerie were not allowed to air during ABC’s “Family Hour” at 8:00, while Victoria Secret’s was allowed to advertise during the same time using one of their models.After the controversy raged on the Internet and TV for some time, ABC relented somewhat, but only after edits were made to the original Lane Bryant advertisements.

In response to ABC and Victoria's Secret, Lane Bryant has just created a new mock ad for Victoria's Secret- the models used in the ads are actual skeletons. I love it!



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Manohara Odelia Pinot's Tale of Abuse

By becksta on 4/14/10 10:08am
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Maohara Odelia PinotMaohara Odelia PinotNot all princess stories have a fairy tale ending. I just read a fascinating article in the LA Times about an Indonesian woman who became a Malaysian Princess as a teenager. Manohara Odelia Pinot, who is a former model, married Malaysian Prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra.


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An Interview with Photographer Gregrory White

By becksta on 3/25/10 1:13pm
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Photograph by Gregory WhitePhotograph by Gregory White

 

Gregory White is a Seattle-based photographer with nearly a decade of experience of professional fashion photography under his belt and countless photographs from his international travels. I recently had the opportunity to interview him about how he was able to get started in photography.




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Vintage Angelina Jolie Photographs to Be Sold

By becksta on 3/23/10 4:34pm
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Angelina Jolie at 15Angelina Jolie at 15Angelina Jolie was always beautiful and never seemed to have had the awkward stages that so many gorgeous women have had, which is probably why her earlier modeling photographs from when she was 15 years old are simply stunning to look at. Images of Angelina Jolie from that age are going to be auctioned off soon and will probably go for between $400-600.


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Mark Fast Uses Plus-Sized Models for Fashion Week

By becksta on 3/8/10 6:05pm
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Crystal Wrenn in a Mark Fast DressCrystal Wrenn in a Mark Fast DressThe seemingly politically-correct Fashion Designer Mark Fast once again used plus-sized models during Fashion Week to showcase his designs. There was a mixture of the usual sized 2 models and plus-sized models on the runway, including Crystal Wrenn (sized 12), who has been in the news since her magazine spread/semi-competition with a size 2 model.

While I am impressed with Mark Fast for his willingness to use models of different sizes,  it doesn’t seem that much consideration was put into how the designs would actually look on the models of different sizes. Let’s face it- some designs are more suitable for the Twiggys of the world and some are better suited to the rest of us.


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America's Next Top Model past season goodness

By motherflower on 3/6/10 3:13pm
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Cycle 14 of America's Next Top Model has already begun! I can't wait to see what craziness Tyra Banks brings to this season's show. Here are some of the best moments from past shows.

Fashion Designer Alexander McQueen May Just Be Irreplaceable

By becksta on 2/12/10 1:50pm
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Amazing Alexander McQueen DesignAmazing Alexander McQueen DesignBritish Fashion Design Alexander McQueen was recently found dead at the tender age of 40. During his prestigious career, he dressed the celebrities, including Sarah Jessica Parker of “Sex and the City” fame and was awarded “Fashion Designer of the Year” four times. He was known was pushing the edge of fashion with his innovative designs.

In addition to his strange and beautiful fashion sense, he was known as a risk-taker unlike any in the fashion industry. Back in 1998, Alexander McQueen boldly had a double amputee walk the runway with wooden legs.


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Guess Model Victim of Bizarre Identity Theft

By becksta on 1/20/10 12:02pm
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Bree CondonBree CondonSurprise, surprise. Not every online dating profile is legitimate, but this story that broke recently in the LA Times is more than a little different.  Recently, an imposter on the dating site www.seekingamillionaire.com  going by the name of “Bree” was caught by authorities for the crime of cheating several men out of their money and for the more serious crime of “identity theft”.

The “fake Bree” created a profile as a model seeking out multiple millionaires on www.seekingmillionaire.com Unfortuantely for the men, the “Bree” who made her profile available on the strange dating site is not actually an 23-year-old aspiring model who has posed for Guess.


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A Former Miss Universe, Naked with no Photoshopping

By becksta on 1/6/10 9:19pm
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Jennifer Hawkins in Marie ClaireJennifer Hawkins in Marie ClaireMarie Claire is being bold by putting a Miss Universe on the cover of their magazine without first being photoshopped. That’s right- no photoshopping for the woman who was in 2004 deemed so beautiful that she won the title indicating the most beautiful woman in the world.

The former Miss Universe is named Jennifer Hawkins and the magazine is supposedly putting her on the cover to indicate that real women are indeed beautiful. The move was  probably also in reaction to some of the recent photoshopping scandals in which women were trimmed to microscopic proportions.

The proceeds from that issue will be donated to the Butterfly Foundation, which is an eating disorders support group.


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Which Size Fits? Crystal Renn Faces Off with Her Smaller Counterpart

By becksta on 12/30/09 8:33pm
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Sized 2Sized 2I am a big fan of the trend of giving magazine (and possibly catwalk) space to plus-sized models who actually might give a realistic impression of what a woman would actually look like in a particular item of clothing. The most notable cases are the spread in Vogue with the plus-sized models and the new spread with Crystal Renn at a healthy sized 12 and her sized 2 counterpart. All I have to say is, “You go girls!”Sized 12Sized 12


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